"How to Boil a Smiling Frog"
Introduce him... gradually... to a tepid pot of water.
He'll grin and bask most comfortably,
Unaware his imminent slaughter.
Let him feel that all is well, his leaders most benign,
Truly caring for his "common good"... that everything is fine.
Train him, to blindly float... as bubbles start to rise...
An expression of ultimate stupidry now clouding Froggy's eyes.
And as those bubbles rise and burst, distress begins to show...
Oh, Froggy dear, I greatly fear you'll be the last to know...
Introduce him... gradually... to a tepid pot of water.
He'll grin and bask most comfortably,
Unaware his imminent slaughter.
Let him feel that all is well, his leaders most benign,
Truly caring for his "common good"... that everything is fine.
Train him, to blindly float... as bubbles start to rise...
An expression of ultimate stupidry now clouding Froggy's eyes.
And as those bubbles rise and burst, distress begins to show...
Oh, Froggy dear, I greatly fear you'll be the last to know...
